Nacho (footballer, born 1989)

Nacho
Personal information
Full name José Ignacio Martínez García
Date of birth (1989-03-07) 7 March 1989
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Valladolid
Number 22
Youth career
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Alcobendas Sport 34 (4)
2009–2011 Osasuna B 60 (0)
2011–2012 Getafe B 32 (3)
2012–2013 Rayo Vallecano B 18 (2)
2012–2017 Rayo Vallecano 79 (1)
2017– Valladolid 25 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2018

José Ignacio Martínez García (born 7 March 1989), commonly known as Nacho, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Valladolid as a left back.

Football career

Born in Madrid, Nacho played lower league and amateur football in his first three years as a senior, representing Fútbol Alcobendas Sport, CA Osasuna B and Getafe CF B. In summer 2012 he signed with another club from Segunda División B, Rayo Vallecano's reserves.

Nacho made his official debut with Rayo's first team on 31 October 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against UD Las Palmas for the season's Copa del Rey.[1] He first appeared in La Liga on 24 November (again as a starter), in a 2–0 home win over RCD Mallorca.[2]

Nacho scored his first goal as a professional on 20 December 2012, netting from 30 metres for his team's second in a 3–0 league success against Levante UD.[3] On 31 May 2013, after contributing with ten games to his team's top flight permanence, he was definitely promoted to the main squad, with a contract running until June 2015.[4]

On 6 July 2017, after five full seasons with Rayo, Nacho signed a two-year contract with Real Valladolid in Segunda División.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "La temprana expulsión de Dani marcó el triunfo de los insulares" [Dani's early ejection was key in islanders win]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 October 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "2–0. Leo y Delibasic acaban con el conformismo del Mallorca" [2–0. Leo and Delibasic end Mallorca's conformity] (in Spanish). Liga BBVA. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dos golazos de Nacho y Piti fulminaron al Levante" [Two wonder goals by Nacho and Piti obliterated Levante]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nacho Martínez renueva con el Rayo Vallecano hasta 2015" [Nacho Martínez renews with Rayo Vallecano until 2015] (in Spanish). Rayo Herald. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nacho fortalece el lateral izquierdo" [Nacho bolsters the left back] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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